Coast Guard conducts medevac in Federated States of Micronesia
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch transfers a fisherman of the vessel Ocean Galaxy from the Hatch to emergency medical services on Nov. 20, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)
POHNPEI, FSM — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) medically evacuated a 31-year-old Vietnamese fisherman to a higher level of medical care in Pohnpei...
U.S., Federated States of Micronesia sign expanded shiprider agreement
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Commander Capt. Nicholas R. Simmons and the Honorable Joses R. Gallen, Secretary of Justice, Federated States of Micronesia, signed an expanded shiprider agreement allowing remote coordination of authorities, the first of its kind aboard the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) in Guam, on Oct. 13, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara...
Coast Guard Forces Micronesia cutter receives first unit award
The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) stand for a photo with Capt. Nicholas Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia, and the ship’s first unit award in Guam on Sept. 30, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew received the ship’s first unit award on Sept. 30, highlighting the...
Search and rescue partners respond to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crew use a handheld Direction Finder on Saipan to home in on an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon signal on Sept. 6, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Brian Koji).
SANTA RITA, Guam — Multiple local, federal, and maritime partners responded to an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or EPIRB, activating Saipan on...
